{"id":319960,"date":"2021-08-10T03:26:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T00:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/netflix-must-face-defamation-lawsuit-over-central-park-five-series\/"},"modified":"2021-08-10T03:26:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T00:26:03","slug":"netflix-must-face-defamation-lawsuit-over-central-park-five-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/netflix-must-face-defamation-lawsuit-over-central-park-five-series\/","title":{"rendered":"#Netflix must face defamation lawsuit over Central Park Five Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Netflix must face defamation lawsuit over Central Park Five Series<\/a><\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A federal judge on Monday said Netflix Inc\u00a0(NFLX.O) must face a defamation lawsuit by former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein over her portrayal as a racist and unethical villain in \u201cWhen They See Us,\u201d a 2019 series about the Central Park Five case.<\/p>\n

US District Judge Kevin Castel in Manhattan said Fairstein had plausibly alleged defamation as to five scenes, including that she withheld evidence, coerced confessions and directed a racially discriminatory police roundup of young men in Harlem.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe average viewer could conclude that these scenes have a basis in fact and do not merely reflect the creators\u2019 opinions about controversial historical events,\u201d the judge wrote.<\/p>\n

Castel said Fairstein could also pursue defamation claims against both the series\u2019 director, Ava DuVernay, and against Attica Locke, a writer and producer, and civil conspiracy claims against all three defendants.<\/p>\n

Netflix and the defendants\u2019 lawyers did not immedia<\/a>tely respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Fairstein\u2019s lawyer Andrew Miltenberg said he was \u201cexceptionally pleased\u201d with the decision, saying the four-part series falsely depicted his client as \u201cengaging in coercive and discriminatory conduct in order to build a case against innocent young men of color.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fairstein was running the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s office in April 1989 when a 28-year-old white female jogger, later identified as Trisha Meili, was beaten and raped in Central Park.<\/p>\n

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Ava DuVernay attends Netflix\u2019s \u201cWhen They See Us\u201d screening and reception at Paramount Theater on August 11, 2019.<\/figcaption>
Charley Gallay\/Getty Images for Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Five male Black or Hispanic teenagers were convicted and spent five to 13 years in prison before being exonerated in 2002 when another man confessed to the crime.<\/p>\n

They reached a $41 million civil settlement in 2014 with New York City, which did not admit wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

The case has long been a focal point of discussion about crime and racism.<\/p>\n

After the series\u2019 premiere, a hashtag #CancelLindaFairstein called for a boycott of Fairstein, by then a best-selling crime novelist.<\/p>\n

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Composer Kris Bowers, actors Marsha Stephanie Blake, Asante Blackk, Jharell Jerome, Niecy Nash, Aunjanue Ellis, filmmaker Ava DuVernay and J.J. Abrams seen onstage during FYC Event For Netflix\u2019s \u201cWhen They See Us\u201d panel, August 11, 2019.<\/figcaption>
JC Olivera\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fairstein said she was dropped by her publisher and forced to resign from boards of her alma mater Vassar College and three nonprofits, including two that support victims of sexual violence.<\/p>\n

The defendants had called Fairstein\u2019s account \u201crevisionist history\u201d and said their First Amendment free speech rights allowed them to present their viewpoint.<\/p>\n

The case is Fairstein v. Netflix Inc et al, US District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 20-08042.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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